Day 7 - 28 -- Changes in Song Development

The day was grey with just a skiff of snow. A research writing meeting occurred. We are nearing completion of this first phase of the project. After supper, I headed to my night class. Tonight we covered the period from the making and release of the film Help! to the release of Rubber Soul a few months later in December 1965. Between the two albums (Help! soundtrack and Rubber Soul), changes in how music was developed occurred. Rather than polishing songs on stage, Rubber Soul saw the beginnings of songs developed in studio -- from concept to arrangement to recording. Something new had begun. The songs moved from being fairly formulaic to to  a broader variety of song types. They all did not sound the same. This was the starting point of albums with wider range.

I chose to share two songs today -- one from Help! and the other from Rubber Soul. The first is one that may not be known by everyone, but is a great song. The second has been noted to be one of Lennon's finest. Enjoy!

I've just seen a face -- The Beatles (Help!)

In My Life -- Beatles (Rubber Soul)